The Monitor., 1887-09-02
Warrington Letter.
(from our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, AUGUsT 20, 1887


WASHINGTON, AUGUsT 29, 1887.
After testing the new Civil Service regu-
lations in the War Department, the Civil
Service Commissioners state that the ex-
pertinent was success, except in some
minor particulars that can be readily adj
iusted to meet existing conditions of the
system in question. AS result of this ex-
animation the Commissioners have certi-
fed to the War Department the names of
eight persons for that number of s., 200 va
cancies and names to fill the forty-eight
vacancies in the 81, 900 class will at once
be certified. These appointments will be
made with due regard to the apportion-
ment of the Offices, according to the quotas
of the several States of the Union. The
new rules will be applied to the clerks of
all the departments in the Treasury, it is
supposed, being met IN order. Ii is given
out that Secretary Lamar is strenuously
opposed to the new civil service rules, and
that he will exert his influence to prevent
their application to the Interior Depart
ment, though doubt the truthfulness of
the report, for Mr. Lamar having been
college professor fully appreciates the
scholarly attainments of his subordnates.
have it from good authority that the
new Commissioner of Patents has made
the unexpected and interesting discovery
that the pay-rolls of his office contain the
names of quite a startling number of
ladies or women whose salaries are not
provided for in the Congressional appro-
priaton bills, and who are classed as
'Iaborers," but whose labOrs are not per-
ceptible-at least to the public vision.
These fair slaborers'' are chiefly distin-
guished by their attractive personal ap-
pearance. and it is said they are protected
by statesmen high in the councils of the
Nation.
Gen. Allan Rutherford formerly an Au-
diUor of the Treasury, but now promi-
nent claim Attorney, of this city, and
clerk named Brouner, of the Pension Office,
are under arrest on the charge of purloin-
ing Government records from that Bureau,
the penalty being five years at penal servi-
tude. The clerk confesses his crime but
the lawyer stoutly denies his guilt and at
tempts to saddle another with the offence
charged
The Treasury has redeemed and re-
coined into dimes about four and three
quarter millions of trade dollars; the time
for redemption will expire in few days
and it is believed that very little is now
left outstanding. Despite the fact that
more than sixteen million dollars have
been paid on pensions this month, the ex-
cess of Treasury receipts over all disburse-
ments foots up three and half millions
for the same period, thus largely augment
ing tie already enormous surplus, which
seems a very troublesome white elephant
on the hands of the Government. National
Bank repositories now hold 500, 204, ,254 of
Government funds-by far the largest
amounts they have ever had in their his
tory.
The last Cabinet meeting was one of
Acting ecretaries-Secretary Bayard the
only member present-the Others being
away on their vacation.
Col Daniel Lamont, the Presidents pri-
vate Secretary, is said to be interested in
Democratic pictorial weekly, soon to be
launched on the great sea of New York
journalism. hear that the new venture
will call into requisition the wonderful
talents of Thos. Mast, who has done so
much to win fame and fortune for Har-
per's Weekly.
Delegates to the International Medical
Congress are arriving daily, and it is
thought there will be from two to three
thousand-perhaps morc-in attendance.
It will probably be the largest and most
important meeting of this character that
ever assembled, and its deliberations are
anticipated with general interest.
Several public meetings of the citizens
of Washington have been held lately, in
which were boldly presented charges of
malfeasance and misfeasance in the man
agement of the affairs of the city Water De-
partment, and the President was even pc
titioned to remove the District Commits
sioners for neglect cf duty. But the fact
that the accounting officers of the Treas
ury Department have at last certified to
the correctness of the accounts of the Com
missioners for nine years past, will, | sup
pose, acquit them of all blame and put a
quietus to the agitation.
Among other numerous attractions of the
Federal City is great Gretna Green for
eloping couples from the States of Mary
land and Virginia, and not week passes
that does not witness these romances in
real life "The cruel parents" generally
telegraph for the arrest of the fugitives,
but seldom in time to frustrate the hopes
of the determined lovers.
WESTON.
Senator Riddleberger has started novel